Blue Hors Matine And Andreas Helgstrand By Gail Guirreri-Maslyk

Artist Gail Guirreri-Maslyk’s background in landscape painting and sport horse breeding provides her with a unique perspective for portraying horses. Her subjects range from hunter/jumper and dressage, to Friesians and American Saddlebreds.

This week’s cover, Blue Hors Matine And Andreas Helgstrand, is a 19″ x 36″ oil on canvas.

Guirreri-Maslyk, Blacksburg, Va., paints brilliantly colored canvases with a unique brush stroke application reminiscent of post-Impressionism and Fauve periods, celebrating the color and vibrancy of interpretive realism. 

Her extensive travels to the Far East and Europe have inspired her intuitive use of color and ability to translate the power of the magnificent equine and landscapes into radiant compositions. She’s been the donating artist to the Roanoke Valley Horse Show (Va.) since 2000, and her Roanoke Valley Horse Show prize poster sells out each year.